ML20205D632
| ML20205D632 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 10/14/1988 |
| From: | Calvo J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8810270160 | |
| Download: ML20205D632 (4) | |
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. [t 7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COHNISSION GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-458 i
NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT
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o OPPORT_UNJ,T,Y, fp,R, F,E,A,RJ NG The Uni'ed States Nuclear Regulatory Conr.:ission (the Cormission) is considering issucnce of an acier drant to Fa.cility Operating License No. MPF-47, issued tc Culf Stites l'tilities Con:pany (the licerisee), for operation of tht.
River Eend Statier., Unit 1 located in L'est Feliciar,a Parish, Louisiana.
The at:endtent would revise the Technical Specifications to (1) revise the prir.ary containc.tr,t integrity requiret.ents duririg fue1 ~ handling to perriit pcrforriance cf a liraited nurnber of Type C 1ccal leak rate tests of liquid filled lines while handling irradiated fuel; and (2) revise the decay titic required for the irradiated fuel before the vent and drain line pathways can be opened for the purpose of perfortiing the local leak rate tests in accordance with the licensee's application for an.endc;ent dated Septenber 28, 1988.
Prior to issuance of the proposed license arnendtr.ent, the Comission will have nade findir gs required by the Atenic Energy Act of 1954, as araended (the Act) ard the Corraission's regulatiuns.
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By November 23, 1988
, the licensee may file a request for a hearitig with respect to issuance of the amendtrent to the subject facility operating license and any person whose interest may be affected by this proceeding and who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding rnust file a written request for a hearing and a petition for leave to intervene. Requests for a hearing and petitions for leave to intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Corm.ission's "Rules of Practice for Doitestic Licer. sing proceedings" in 10 CFR Part 2.
If a rectest for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene is filed by the above date, the Cormission or an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, desigt:ated by the Conriission or by the Chairinan of the Aton.ic Safety and Licensing Board panel, will rule on the requcst and/or petition, and the Secretary or the c'esignated Aten'ic Safety and Licensing Board will issue a r.otice of hearing or an appropriate order.
As required by 10 CFR (2.714, a petition for leave to intervene shall set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in the proceeding, and how that interest nay be affected by the results of the proceeding. The petition shculd specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted w'ith particular reference to the following factors:
(1)thenature of the petitioner's right under the Act to be inade a party to the proceeding; (2) the nature and extent of the petitioner's property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (3) the possible effect of any order which inay be entered in the proceeding on the petitioner's interest. The petition should also identify the specific aspect (s) of the subject matter of the proceeding as to which petitioner wishes to intervene. Any person who has filed a petition for leave to intervene or who has been admitted as a party ney amend the petitien without requesting leave of the Board up to fif teen (15) days
prior to the first prehearing conference scheduled in the proceedings, but such an arnended petition iriust satisfy the specificity requirements described above.
Not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the first prehearing ' conference scheduled in the proceeding, a petitioner sha11' file a supplenent to the petition to intervene which inust include a list of the contentions which are sought to be litigated in the matter, and the bases for each contention set forth with reasoneble specificity. Contentions shall be litiited to snatters withir: the scope of the an.endr.ent under consideration. A petitioner who fails to file such a supplenent which satisfies these.requirenents with respect te at least one contention will r.ot be perriitted to participete as a party.
Those perniitted to intervenc beton.e parties to the proceeding, subject to any lititations in the order granting leave to intervene, and have the opportunity to participate fully in the ccrduct of the hearing, includir.g tbc oppor turity tc present evider ce and cross-exernine witr. esses.
A request for a hearing er a petition for leave to interyc.ie shall be filed with the Secretary of the Cor.r.rissic.i, United States Nuclear Reguletery Cca.ission, Washington, D.C.
20555, Attention: Occketing and Scryice Branch, or rray be deli red to the Coninission's Public Docurnent Rocci, 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. by the above date. Where petitions are filed during the last ten (10) days of the notice period, it is requested that the petitioner or representative for the petitioner promptly so inform the Convission by a toll-free telephone call to Western Union at 1-800-325-6000(inMissouri1-800-342-6700). The Western Union operator should be given Datagrani identification hunber 3737 and the following it.essage addressed to Jose A. Calvo:
petitioner's name and telephone nuriber; date petition was mailed; plant narae; and publication date and page nurber of this FEDERAL RErilSTER notice.
A copy of the petitior;
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20555, and to Troy B. Conner, Jr., Esq., Conner and Wetterhahn,1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
- 20006, attorney for the licensee.
fiontinely filings of petitioris for leave to intervene, araended petitier:s, supplemental petitions and/or requests for hearing will not be entertained absent a deterriinatiori by.the Connission, the presiding cfficer or the presiding Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, that the petiticn and/or request should be granted based upon a balancing of the factors specified in 10 CFR 2.714( a)(1)( i)-(v) and 2.714( d).
If a request for hearing is received, the Contrission's staff may issue the arendnent af ter it conpletes its technical review and prior to the a
coupletion of any required hearing if it publishes a further notice for public contrent of its proposed finding of no significant hazards consideration in accordance with 10 CFR 50.91 and 50.92.
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendr.ent dated Septerber CS,198P, which is available for public inspection at the Cormission's Public Docunent Room, 2120 L Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
and at the Local Public Document Roorn, Government Documents Departr:ent.
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 14th day of October 1988.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COPJilSS10N C;
Co.dw Jose A. Calvo, Director Project Directorate - IV Division of Reactor Projects - 111 IV, Y and Special Projects Office of fluclear Reactor Regulation